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Yeah, wasn't bad. Silly, fun. Not quite shut off your brain fun, because there were a lot of back ground gags one would only catch if they were paying attention. But definitely Zucker bros style of humor. (yes, humor, yank ex pat here in London :P )
Yeah, exactly what I thought when watching it.
I thought it as very funny and well observed - particularly enjoyed the way it was played dead straight.
Hope they make more of them, would be a great series if they can keep it up
Funny British comedies are rare these days (hell, funny comedies of any origin are rare these days) but I though this was hilarious. As you, say took clear influence from Police Squad but added a nice British spin to it.
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I wonder how many of the gags were actually direct replicas of items from Airplane / Police Squad / Naked Gun / Top Secret.
About 99.9%?
With 0.1% pussy jokes a la "Are you being served?"
I loved the Zucker bros style of humour so much, I'm glad someone is reviving it. The thing I like about it is there's a constant effort to make the viewer actually laugh regularly, which is the point. I've watched self-labled comedies that seem to be about slightly awkward situations or mildy curious scenarious, it's great that we're getting back to actual laughter.
Of course, humour is one of the most subjective things in the world, but I personally like this.
The official website for the show includes this quote:
Daniel Maier, co-writer, commented: “It’s like Airplane! for a detective series except for not being Police Squad”.
Yup.
It is funny, though!
The New York Rangers suck. And Sidney Crosby is a cry baby!
Despite what the writer said.
This is influenced heavily by Airplane and the Zucker bros. Whose films I love.
This is slightly different. Not better. Just a slightly different take
There are plenty of times it is wittier and not so obvious. It is darker, grittier and John Hannah plays a smarter character than Leslie Nielsen. John Hannah is a very funny actor. Leslie Nielsen was brilliant in his ability to say the stupidest or most absurd things with complete conviction.
Both are wonderful actors, who are fun to spend time with.
I am glad it is not a Zucker rip off. It may be influenced but isn't derivative and takes the genre and breathes new life into it.
For that "reviewer" on the front page of this. I can reassure him. Comedy is the most difficult thing to pull off.
All the best